Re: [Bug-gnubg] Input on Performance of GNUBG

From:

Jim Segrave

Subject:

Re: [Bug-gnubg] Input on Performance of GNUBG

Date:

Tue, 11 Feb 2003 13:28:37 +0100

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On Tue 11 Feb 2003 (10:08 -0300), Albert Silver wrote:
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: address@hidden [mailto:bug-gnubg-
> > address@hidden On Behalf Of Jim Segrave
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 7:53 AM
> > To: Ian Shaw
> > Cc: ?ystein O Johansen; address@hidden; Siggyvan
> > Subject: Re: [Bug-gnubg] Input on Performance of GNUBG
> >
> > On Tue 11 Feb 2003 (09:08 -0000), Ian Shaw wrote:
> >
> > > How many times has this issue arisen recently?
> > >
> > > There is a very good case for making the default settings:
> > > Allow dragging to illegal points
> > > and
> > > Show high die on left
> > >
> > > I bet most of us have got these saved as our defaults now.
> >
> > > It's slightly less true to over-the-board backgammon, but it is
> > obviously the action expected by first time users. At the very
> > least, will clear up a lot of posts to this list!
> >
> > Actually - I had an additional thought. Shouldn't the setting be
> > Show higher die on right
> > since the right die is played with the right mouse click and you have
> > to play the higher die, if possible.
>
> Since this seems as if it will finally be resolved, I'd like to add
> another couple of points regarding default settings.
>
> First to address Jim's reply: I'd say on the left. The reason is that
> most Windows software (I don't know if other OS have different
> standards) do not have active functions with the right mouse button, if
> they use the right mouse button at all that is. In most cases, it is
> used to summon local functions such as local menus, etc. This is just to
> say that new users are unlikely to start trying to move pieces with both
> the right and left mouse buttons IMHO.
My brain just faded out there - ignore me. I didn't really think about
it and somehow thought I had checked higher die on the left, which of
course I hadn't. I really do know which hand is the right and left,
honest.
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Jim Segrave address@hidden